Recent research has proved that spending time outdoors can help people decrease their physical signs of stress, and can even boost a person’s mood.
It’s also been shown that life satisfaction is increased for anyone living in an environment with high biodiversity.
People crave contact with the natural world. We humans find a tranquility in places with a variety of plants and animals. We actively seek contact with natural landscapes, oceans and the wilderness, which suggests that we may derive health benefits from them.
The World Health Organization is collaborating with the Convention on Biological Diversity to promote awareness of how the earth’s biodiversity has a direct influence on human health, both physical and mental.
Biodiversity conservation is high on the list of the Tahoe basin’s conservation organizations.
There are a good many fish swimming in our Lake. Most aren’t native to these waters because of deliberate game fish stocking, and leaving little room for natives. Inadvertent introductions, such as aquarium dumping, can also have an unwanted effect on Lake waters. In 2013, 4 pound, over 14 inch long goldfish was removed from Lake Tahoe. It’s thought that there are more of them under the surface.
Fortunately, though, with the help of the U.S. Forest Service, the original Tahoe fish, the Lahonton trout is making a comeback.